Meet the world’s animals.

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• Dalton's Praomys Praomys daltoni

  

  A medium-sized mouse described as having a pure-white belly. A survey in western Guinea recorded it in gallery forest and cultivated areas at a small number of sites.

• White-crowned Lapwing Vanellus albiceps

  The White-crowned Lapwing has a white forehead and crown, gray face, brown back, and white underside. It walks along riversides looking for insects and other small invertebrates.

• Stone's sheep Ovis dalli

  Stone's sheep is a subspecies of Dall's sheep found in the mountains of northern British Columbia and Yukon.

• Indian Courser Cursorius coromandelicus

  This bird walks across dry plains and fields, feeding on insects on the ground. Its rufous crown and black-and-white lines from bill to neck stand out.

• Panamint Chipmunk Tamias (Neotamias) panamintinus

  Neotamias panamintinus occurs in isolated mountain populations of southeastern California and southwestern Nevada. Its summer coat is tawny, while the winter fur is longer and paler.

• Humboldt penguin Spheniscus humboldti

  A South American penguin recognized by a dark stripe across its white front.

• Large Myotis Myotis (Myotis) chinensis

  Large Myotis is a large mouse-eared bat recorded in Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand.

• Sargasso Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri

  At about 28–30 cm, this is a small shearwater with dusky brown upperparts, a white belly, and a longer tail than a similar shearwater. It searches warm seas for fish and squid and nests on islands.

• Amazonian Marsh Rat Holochilus sciureus

  The Amazonian Marsh Rat uses waterside habitats and wet grasslands. Coat color and reported range vary, and the older broad species account includes records that its authors considered uncertain.

• Crested Gallito Rhinocrypta lanceolata

  The Crested Gallito has a reddish crest and flanks with a black tail, and it runs frequently on the ground.

• Lesser Spot-nosed Guenon Cercopithecus petaurista

  The lesser spot-nosed guenon is marked by a white nose spot and beard. It carries food in cheek pouches.

• Knysna Turaco Tauraco corythaix

  The Knysna Turaco is an arboreal bird of southern African forests. It moves through the canopy while feeding on fruit.

• Indomalayan Leopoldamys Leopoldamys sabanus

  The Indomalayan Leopoldamys has a dark back, pale belly, and long tail. It is mainly ground-dwelling but can climb, and eats fruit, vegetation, and insects.

• Black-browed Babbler Malacocincla perspicillata

  This babbler was rediscovered in limestone hill forest in South Kalimantan. Observations there found it moving near the ground and eating insects and other small invertebrates. Information on its range and life remains limited.

• Gaur Bos gaurus

  A large wild cattle species of forests and hills in India and Southeast Asia.

• Marbled Murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus

  The Marbled Murrelet is a small seabird that catches small fish at sea and nests in mature forests. In California, Oregon, and Washington, it forages near shore and breeds in coastal forests.

• Mexican Ground Squirrel Ictidomys mexicanus

  This ground squirrel has rows of white spots along its back. Records from Mapimí Biosphere Reserve in Mexico showed it active during the hottest part of the day.

• Temminck's Lark Eremophila bilopha

  Temminck's Lark is a small lark that searches for seeds on dry, open ground. In breeding plumage, the male is marked by black head tufts and a bold black-and-white face pattern.

• Ussuri Tube-nosed Bat Murina ussuriensis

  The Ussuri tube-nosed bat is recorded from Hokkaido to Kyushu in Japan. It leaves its roost at dusk to catch flying insects and hibernates in winter.

• Eastern Rock Nuthatch Sitta tephronota

  This diurnal nuthatch uses cliffs and rocky gorges and searches tree bark for invertebrates. Where it overlaps with the Western Rock Nuthatch, the black eye-stripe widening behind the eye is a useful clue.

• Bank Vole Myodes glareolus

  A small vole recorded from Europe to Central Asia. It uses forests, scrub, and hedgerows.

• Mallee Emu-wren Stipiturus mallee

  The Mallee Emu-wren is a small bird with a very long, filament-like tail. It moves quickly through low vegetation, and the male has a blue face and breast.

• Allen's Swamp Monkey Allenopithecus nigroviridis

  Allen’s swamp monkey lives in swamp forests in the lowlands of the Congo Basin. It searches for food in trees, on the ground and in shallow water.

• Pygmy Batis Batis perkeo

  This small batis occurs in dry parts of East Africa. It uses acacia scrub, woodland, and wooded grassland.